#Ideastory: Photographer

February 25, 2014 12:35 PMMarch 28, 2023 5:25 PM Fiction, Poetry

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Five of us in this photograph, she says,
I wonder where the rest are.
Six, he thinks,
I was behind the camera.

But she’s already looked away.
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View on Path

Map Of Emotion | Poetry

It’s A Long Way To The End Of The Road

January 30, 2005September 17, 2023

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Srini in a Thai village In response to the post with the same pic on Srini‘s blog It’s a long way to the end of the road My wheels turn on tirelesslyOn one side, the world as I know itCalls out to me enchanting in its various delightsAnd on the…

Body & Sex | Fiction | Relationships

Couples You See In Rom-Coms

March 30, 2019September 10, 2023

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This is a writing experiment. The model in the featured image is my friend Anmol Karnik.

Politics & Feminism | Relationships | WorkSpace

Should The Girl Ask The Guy Out?

December 7, 2009March 21, 2023

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Being the woman taking charge means one is playing an unusual role and there’s ample scope to be misunderstood

Map Of Emotion

My Wonder Years

October 30, 2005March 4, 2023

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Lately I’ve been feeling like I’ve been too tame and safe, not done enough in my years to have a life I can be proud of.

City | Map Of Emotion

Chasing Sunrises

May 26, 2020August 28, 2023

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I went looking for sunrises years ago. What I found instead was so much beauty and joy in the mayhem.

Body & Sex | Humour | Relationships

Birthday lessons

March 31, 2008March 14, 2023

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I had an interesting set of gifts on my twenty-first birthday.

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